Air Quality and Transportation Curriculum


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Appendix B—Reading List

“A Guilt-Free Guide to Garbage.” Consumer Reports (February 1994) p. 91.

Air and Water: Concerns for Planet Earth (VHS videotape).  United Learning (1991).

Albers, Daniel. “What Makes a Rainy Day?” Sierra, 74 (November 1989) p. 104.

Arnold, Caroline, Ginger Giles (Illustrator).  How Do We Travel?  Watts Franklin.  1983.

Arnosky, Jim.  Outdoors on Foot.  Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated.  1978.

Asay, Gregory. “Acting Locally (Students and College Administration Work Together on Environmental Programs).” Environmental Action Maga-zine, 24 (December 1993) p. 21.

Bailey, Donna.  What Can We Do About Noise and Fumes.  New York: Franklin Watts (1991).

Baines, John.  Conserving Our World, Conserving the Atmosphere.  Austin, TX: Steck-Vaughn Company (1990).

Baines, John.  Exploring: Humans and the Environment.  Austin, TX: Steck-Vaughn Company (1993).

Barton, Byron.  Airport.  HarperCollins Publishers.  1987.

Becklake, John.  Thinking for the Future: Pollution.  New York: Gloucester Press (1990).

Bentley, Anne, Roy Bentley (Illustrator).  The Grogg’s Day Out.  Deutsch, Andre.  1981.

Billout, Guy.  By Camel or By Car: A Look at Transportation.  Simon & Schuster Children's.  1979.

Biro, Val.  Gumdrop Gets a Lift.  Gareth Stevens Audio.  1986.

Boy Scouts of America Staff.  Cycling.  Boy Scouts of America.  1984.

Brandt, Keith, Rex Schneider (Illustrator).  Transportation.  Troll Communications L.L.C.  1990.

Breiter, Herta.  Pollution.  Steck-Vaughn. 1987.

Breinburg, Petronella, Errol Lloyd (Illustrator).  Shawn’s Red Bike.  HarperCollins Children's Books.  1976.

Bright, Michael.  Traffic Pollution.  New York, NY: Gloucester Press (1991).

Bruning, Nancy.  Cities Against Nature.  Chicago, IL: Children’s Press (1992).

Buckley, Helen E., Jan Ormerod (Illustrator).  Grandfather & I.  HarperCollins Publishers.  2000.

Burton, Virginia Lee.  Maybelle the Cable Car.  Houghton Mifflin Company.  1997.

Cain, Wilma (ed.).  Story of Transportation.  Gateway Press, Incorporated MI.  1988.

Catherall, Ed.  Exploring Weather.  Austin, TX: Steck-Vaughn Company (1990).

Chlad, Dorothy, Lydia Halverson (Illustrator).  Bicycles Are Fun to Ride.  Scholastic Library Publishing.  1991.

Clark, John Owen Edward.  The Atmosphere.  New York: Gloucester Press (1992).

Cleary, Beverly, J. Winslow Higginbottom (Illustrator).  Lucky Chuck.  HarperCollins Publishers.  2002.

“Climate: Worldwide Weather Threatens Millions.” USA Today Magazine, 117 (April 1989) p. 1.

Cosgrove, Brian.  Eyewitness Books: Weather.  New York: Alfred A.  Knopf (1991).

Crews, Donald.  School Bus.  Morrow,William & Co.  1993.

 

D’Ath, Justin.  Astrid Spark, Fixologist.  Allen & Unwin Pty., Limited. June 2003.

Easterbrook, Gregg. “Winning the War on Smog.” Newsweek, 122 (23 August 1993) p. 29.

Environmental Crisis—Opposing Viewpoints.  San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press (1991).

Freiman, Chana, and Nancy Karkowsky. “Weathering the Summer of 1993.” Science World, 50 (22 October 1993) p. 10.

Gakken Co. Ltd. Editors, Time-Life Books Editors (Translator).  Wheels and Wings.  Time-Life Custom Publishing.  1991.

Gibbons, Gail.  New Road.  HarperCollins Children's Books.  1983.

Gibbons, Gail.  Weather Forecasting.  New York: Chelsea House Publishers (1992).

Gutfeld, Greg, Linda Rao, and Maureen Sangiorgio. “Pollution-Fighting Plants.” Prevention, 44 (September 1992) p. 10.

Gutnik, Martin J.  The Challenge of Clean Air.  Hillside, NJ: Enslow Company (1990).

“Green, Greener, Greenest.” Economist, 311 (6 May 1989) p. 67.

Hare, Tony.  Save Our Earth: Acid Rain.  New York: Gloucester Press (1990).

Hill, Eric.  Spot Goes to the Park.  Puffin.  2003.

Hill, Eric.  Spot’s First Walk.  Penguin USA.  2004.

Hoare, Stephen, Jacqui Bailey.  Bikes.  Watts Franklin.  1985.

Hoban, Tana.  I Walk & Read.  HarperCollins Children's Books.  1984.

Javna, John, et al. 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do To Save the Earth.  Andrews and McMeel (1990)

Jennings, Terry.  Aire (Air). SM Ediciones.

Kingman, Lee.  Peter’s Long Walk.  Doubleday & Company, Incorporated.  1953.

Klinger, Cynthia.  Bicycle Safety.  The Creative Company.  1986.

Krupnick, Alan J., and Paul R.  Portney. “Controlling Urban Air Pollution: A Benefit-Cost Assessment.” Science, 252 (26 April 1991) p. 522.

Lambert, David.  Pollution & Conservation.  Watts Franklin.  1986.

Law, Felicia, Barry Rowe (Illustrator).  Getting Around!.  Gareth Stevens Audio.  1986.

Lee, Anita.  Vagabond Engine.  Vantage Press, Inc.  1986.

Leinwand, Gerald.  The Environment: American Issues.  New York: Facts on File (1990).

Little, Karen.  Finding Out About Things on Wheels.  Usborne Books.  1987.

Lowe, Marcia D. “Reinventing the Wheel: From Denmark to Japan.” Technology Review, 93 (May 1990) p. 60.

McCrady, Lady, Dennis Kendrick (Photographer).  The Perfect Ride.  Gareth Stevens Audio.  1995.

McLeod, Emilie Warren, David M. McPhail (Illustrator).  The Bear’s Bicycle.  Little, Brown & Company.  1986.

Moos, Shawna. “Pollution-Prevention Power to the People (EPA’s Toxics Release Inventory Database).” Technology Review, 95 (October 1992) p. 15.

Muntean, Michaela, Doug Cushman (Illustrator).  Bicycle Bear.  Parents Magazine Press.  1983.

Nichols, Paul, William R. Marshall (Illustrator).  Big Paul’s School Bus.  Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference.  1981.

The Oil Game (Apple II computer program).  AV System (1988).

O’Neill, Catherine. “Cleaner Air! Cough! Wheeze! Gasp!” Washington Post (Washington Health), 115 (6 October 1992) p.  WH18.

Oppenheim, Joanne F., Gerard Nook (Illustrator).  Have You Seen Roads.  Addison-Wesley.  1969.

Pasternak, Judy. “Long-Term Lung Damage Linked to Air Pollution; Respiratory Deterioration Is Found in Areas Where Air Is Dirtiest.” Los Angeles Times, (29 March 1991) p.  A1.

Pasternak, Judy. “Smog Blamed for Increase in Asthma Cases.” Los Angeles Times (2 December 1991) p.  A1.

Paul Gipe, Chelsea. Wind Energy Basics, A Guide to Small and Micro Wind Systems.  Green Publishing, 1999.

Peet, Bill.  The Wump World.  Houghton Mifflin Company.  January 1981.

Penny, Malcolm.  Our World: Pollution and Conservation.  Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Silver Burdette Press (1988).

Principles of Environmental Enforcement.  Washington, DC: U.S.  EPA, Office of Enforcement (February 1992).

Pursell, Thomas.  Bicycles on Parade.  Lerner Publishing Group.  1980.

Rauber, Paul. “Key to Gridlock? The Free Ride Goes the Way of the Free Lunch.” Sierra, 79 (March 1994) p. 45.

Ray, Deborah Kogan Kogan, Deborah Kogan Ray (Illustrator).  I went for a Walk.  HarperCollins Children's Books.  1984.

“Recycling, Is It Worth the Effort?” Consumer Reports (February 1994) p. 92-98.

Rey, H. A.  Curious George Rides a Bike.  Houghton Mifflin Company.  1973.

Rey, H. A.  How Do You Get There?.  Houghton Mifflin Company.  1998.

Rock, Maxine.  The Automobile and the Environment.  New York: Chelsea House Publishers (1992).

Saunders, Linda. “Uneasy Riders (Cars and Pollution).” Health, 22 (February 1990) p. 46.

Say, Allen.  The Bicycle Man.  Houghton Mifflin Company.  1989.

Scarry, Richard.  Richard Scarry's Hop Aboard, Here We Go.  Western Publishing Company, Inc.  1972.

 

Schulz, Charles.  Charlie Brown's Third Super Book of Questions and Answers: About All Kinds of Boats and Trains, Cars and Planes and Other Things That Move!.  Random House Books for Young Readers.  1978.

 

Scott, Geoff. “Two Faces of Ozone.” Current Health, 19 (2 September 1992) p. 24.

Shaffer, Carolyn.  City Safaris: A Sierra Club Explorer’s Guide to Urban Adventures for Grownups and Kids.  San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Books (1987).

Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman, Barbara Cooney (Illustrator).  Burton & Dudley.  Holiday House, Inc.  1975.

Sheridan, John H. “Pollution Prevention Picks Up Steam.” Industry Week, 241 (17 February 1992) p. 36.

Showers, Paul, Aliki (Illustrator).  The Listening Walk (Let's-Read-and-Find-out Science Book).  HarperCollins Children's Books. 1993.

Stambler, Irwin. “‘We Can Meet Energy Needs and Not Destroy Our Environment’ (William Ruckelshaus Tells Engineers).” Research and Development, 30 (September 1988) p. 32.

Stille, Darlene.  The Ozone Hole.  Chicago: Children’s Press (1991).

“Study Finds Source of Canyon Haze.” National Parks, 63 (July 1989) p. 10.

Trefil, James. “Modeling Earth’s Future Climate Requires Both Science and Guesswork.” Smithsonian, 21 (December 1990) p. 28.

Thomas, Ianthe, Thomas Digrazia (Illustrator).  Walk Home Tired, Billy Jenkins.  HarperCollins Publishers.  1974.

 

Thompson, Graham.  Bikes.  Gareth Stevens Audio.  1987.

 

Tobias, Tobi, Jeanette Swofford (Illustrator).  The Dawdlewalk.  Lerner Publishing Group.  1983.

 

Wald, Matthew L. “Northeast Moving Toward Auto-Emission Goals.” New York Times, 142 (25 March 1993) p.  A12.

Walpole, Brenda, Kuo Kang Chen (Illustrator), Peter Bull (Illustrator).  Air.  Watts Franklin.  1987.

Watson, Bates, and Kennedy.  Air Pollution, the Automobile, and Public Health.  National Academy Press (1988).

“Where Household Goods Go.” Consumer Reports (February 1994) p. 99-100.

“What You Can Do To Reduce Air Pollution.” U.S.  Environmental Protection Agency.  Washington, DC.  EPA/450/Kindergarten - 92/002 (1992).

Willis, Terri, and Wallace B.  Black.  Cars: An Environmental Challenge.  Children’s Press1992).

Wood, Daniel S. “L.A.  Sends Its Workers Home—To Work.” Christian Science Monitor, 86 (1 December 1993) p. 7.

Woods, Geraldine, Harold Woods.  Pollution.  Watts Franklin.  1985.

Worldwatch Paper 98: Alternatives to the Automobile.  Washington, DC: Worldwatch (1990).

Vaughn Nelson. Wind Energy and Wind Turbines. Alternative Energy Institute. Revised September 2000.

Vaughn Nelson, Earl Gilmore and Kenneth Starcher.  Introduction to Wind Energy.  Alternative Energy Institute. Report 94-2.

Vaughn Nelson and Janardan Rohatgi. Wind Characteristics, An Analysis for the Generation of Wind Power.  Alternative Energy Institute. 1994.

Zolotow, Charlotte, Ben Shecter (Illustrator).  The Summer Night.  HarperCollins Children's Books.  1987.

 

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